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Weston vs Whiting vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureWestonWhitingMount Tabor
People
Population
685Highest
532
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+10.1%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
60.5±7Highest
40% above VT
39.6±2.7Lowest
8% below VT
57.8±10.6
34% above VT
Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.2%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
23.5%±6.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Whiting and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
44.2%±2.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
13%±5.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1
VT: 21.4%
Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
66.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
25.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
6.2%±4Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
Whiting and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$20kHighest
42% above VT
$91,250±$38kLowest
12% above VT
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Weston and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$537,700±$77kHighest
70% above VT
$280,400±$36kLowest
11% below VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
Weston and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,375±$729
11% above VT
$1,204±$519Lowest
about the VT average
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Mount Tabor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,076Highest
40% above VT
$4,227Lowest
16% below VT
$5,233
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±100
VT: 48.4%
58.3%±37.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Whiting and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.4%
VT: 73.2%
65.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
7 yrs older than VT
1975Highest
1 yr older than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
about the VT average
22 minLowest
7% below VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
31.2%±7.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 —
High school in town — None in town —
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.